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Green light on controller does not illuminate. Ive checked the brake controller to the plug per the Tekonsha troubleshooting guide the green light illuminates when the test light is grounded and the blue wire/spade is touched. There is continuity between the trailer plug ground spade and the trailer when checking resistance between blue and white spades on the trailer plug, the resistance is 1. Where is a good place to start troubleshooting the blue wire?
A breakaway system is installed on the trailer previous owner states all electrical systems worked on his 2005 F-250. I have a 1999 F-150. Asked by: Curt L.
I spoke with my co-worker, Bob, about this for some time this morning. We are both thinking you have a ground issue somewhere or possibly a short.
Between the trailer brakes and the brake controller there are several grounds that need to be checked. I will start at the top and work down one by one till we can find the source of the problem. Some of this may be redundant so bear with me. I assume you mean that the green light does not come on when the truck is on and the trailer is connected.
This means that the brake controller is not seeing that the trailer is there. This can mean there is a something wrong with the brake controller, the trailer or both. So the first thing to do is try to eliminate one side. Turn on the truck, and with someone in the vehicle, touch one end of a circuit tester to the ground pin, 7:00 position, on the 7-Way at the rear of the truck. Touch the other end of the circuit tester to the brake controller pin, 5:00 position. At this point the green light should come on indicating that a trailer is connected. Have the person in the truck press the brake pedal, and activate the brake controller causing your circuit tester to light up or beep.
If everything works, then we know the problem is on the trailer. If it does not work as described above, then you need to check the ground wire on the 7-Way. I imagine the truck will check out fine, so the next step would be to check the trailer.
Check the ground wire for the trailer connector. Make sure the connections are clean, sturdy, and the wire is not frayed. Check the trailer brake magnets. They will have two wires coming off of them, one connected to the trailer frame for a ground, the other connected to the brake controller wire. Make sure these connections are solid, clean and not loose. Trace the brake controller wire back up the trailer frame and check for nicks or frays in the wire.
The brake magnets may also be shorting if they have worn beyond their usable life. If you look at the magnets and you see the copper windings the magnets are shot. They may also have a short in them. Take an ohmmeter and touch one end to one of the magnet wires and the other to the other magnet wire, with the trailer disconnected. If your brakes are 7 inches then your you should see 3.8-4.0 ohms, if you have 10-12 inch brakes, then you should see 3.2-3.5 ohms. If none of this helps, please write back and we can see what the next steps are. If you find the problem and get it corrected, please write back and let us know.
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Tekonsha Brake Controller - 39523 Easy-to-use brake controller activates your trailer brakes electronically when you engage the brakes in your tow vehicle. Set braking intensity to your preference and towing application.
Video Transcript for Tekonsha Brake Controller 39523 Review Today we're going to be reviewing part number 39523. This is the Pro Series PowerTrac Electronic Brake Controller for trailers with one to two axles. This is a time-delayed brake controller.
It's going to activate the electric trailer brakes. A signal is going to be sent to the trailer brakes when the tow vehicle brakes are activated or when the manual override is activated. It's also going to feature the adjustable output control that's going to let you determine the amount of braking force.
All you've got to do is use that thumbwheel there to decrease it or to increase it. You want to set it to a maximum when you travel through hilly terrain with your fully-loaded trailer and then you can back off the power output when you tow a light-weight trailer.
The little circle down here is going to be the LED indicator on the front of the unit. It's going to show green, which is going to indicate the brakes are connected.
Then the color is going to change to orange and then to red as the power output increases which we'll show you that here in a few moments. Its got the built-in manual override. The PowerTrac can be used with trailers that have up to two axles which would be 4-brake assemblies total.
The mounting bracket and the hardware are all included. There's no need to mount this level. You can actually swivel it a little bit inside of the bracket. Additional pigtail harnesses are going to be sold separately or plug-in vehicle-specific brake controller adapters. Those are going to be sold separately as well that can be used for certain applications to further reduce installation time. Well go over the dimensions of the actual brake controller. It's going to give us a width of right at 3 inches and then an overall length of 5 inches and it's going to stand about 1-1/4 inch in height.
The PowerTrac is going to apply your trailer's brakes when the brake pedal in your tow vehicle is engaged. Those brakes will be activated with intensity which would be set by you using that thumb dial. The output again, is adjustable to suit your preference as well as road conditions, type of trailer and whatever kind of load that you're carrying. You could also apply the brakes manually, again with that integrated overrride system. Please note that for vehicles without brake control wiring adapters, a 20-amp circuit breaker is going to be required. You can find that here at etrailer.com with part number 9506P. That is going to be sold separately.
You can also check out etrailer.com's exclusive 7- and 4-way brake control installation kit, part number ETBC7. That's going to include all the parts that are necessary to install the PowerTrac brake controller. We are going to go and hook it up to our power source. That way you can get an idea of the indicators and the LED that I was telling you about. Once we have that connected, go ahead and turn it on.
The LED indicator is going to lighten up and that's going to show a green indicator signifying that we are connected correctly to our application which would be to our trailer and in this case, it's our external power source. Then you can see here that we have the output level to control the intensity in which our brakes are applied and then it's also going to feature the manual override. As I slide that over, the light is going to change color. It's going to go from a green to an orange to a red and then backing off and letting go, it's going to go back to that green indicator that is going to signify that everything is connected correctly.
More than likely you're going to have it installed under your dash in this position here. It's got a nice flat surface so that way it can be angled to accommodate a lot of different situations or applications. The mounting bracket's going to go over this portion here and the mounting bracket has this little slot here that's kind of a little C-channel shape. That's going to allow it to pivot, so you are going to be able to change the angle to best suit your application. It's got the bracket. It's got all the screws needed.
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All you've got to do is screw it in to the surface that you want and then attach it to the brake controller and it's going to be fully set and ready for use. That's going to do it for today's review of part number 39523. This is the Pro Series PowerTrac Electronic Brake Controller. I chose etrailer again because I knew they'd have the controller and harness I needed for my Sequoia.
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It's one-stop-shop with pricing better than other online retailers. I mention this because I buy a lot stuff online but I don't always trust their application process for vehicle-specific items. Etrailer gets it right the first time and also provided directions (via their online videos) for my install. The wiring harness was an exact fit and the controller is just as I'd hoped for. Simple install at an excellent price -with great service available, if needed. Thanks for your follow up on your PowerTrac Brake controller the delay that you are describing is common with a time delay style of brake controller. A proportional brake controller will be more responsive than a time delay, and will brake in 'proportion' to your vehicle braking.
My recommendation would be for the Tekonsha P3 Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller - 1 to 4 Axles - Proportional $118.95, since it does indeed offer top of the linke diagnostics, as well as the option to program different trailer settings. I have also linked our current offerings of proportional brake controllers for your reference. Rachael H - 6/5/2018.